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plutonium

noun
/pluːˈtoʊniəm/

Etymology

After Pluto (dwarf planet) + -n- + -ium. More in Wikipedia at plutonium § History.

  1. derived from Πλούτων<t:god of the underworld>
  2. derived from Plūtō
  3. inherited from Pluto,Pluton
  4. formed as plutonium — “Pluto + -n- + -ium”

Definitions

  1. The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu

    The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 94 and symbol Pu: a silvery-gray fissile radioactive actinide metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.

    • Plutonium? You mean this sucker's nuclear?
    • The Samson Option states that Moshe Dayan gave the go-ahead for starting weapon production in early 1968, putting the plutonium separation plant into full operation.

  2. Alternative form of ploutonion.

The neighborhood

Derived

diplutonium, nonplutonium, organoplutonium, plutonate, plutoniferous, plutonium-239, plutonium bomb, plutonium dioxide, plutonium enrichment, plutonium hydride, plutonium pit, plutonyl, reactor-grade plutonium, transplutonium, weapon-grade plutonium

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for plutonium. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA